This is not the official reporting template of the WRI/WBCSD GHG Protocol. It is a sample template
meant to help outline the reporting requirements of the GHG Protocol Corporate Standard.
Greenhouse Gas Emissions Inventory
[COMPANY NAME]
[INVENTORY YEAR]
COMPANY
LOGO
Has this inventory been verified by an accredited third party?
No
Yes (if yes, fill in verifier contact information below and attach verification
statement)
Date of verification: MM/DD/YYYY
Verifier:
Email:
Phone:
Address:
REQUIRED INFORMATION
Have any facilities, operations and/or emissions sources been excluded from this inventory? If yes,
please specify.
Reporting period covered by this inventory
From MM/DD/YYYY to MM/DD/YYYY
OR G A NI ZA T IO NA L BO U N DAR IE S
Which consolidation approach was chosen (check each consolidation approach for which your company is
reporting emissions.) If your company is reporting according to more than one consolidation approach,
please complete and attach an additional completed reporting template that provides your company’s
emissions data following the other consolidation approach(es).
Equity Share
Financial Control
Operational Control
OPE R A TI O NA L BO U N D AR IE S
Are Scope 3 emissions included in this inventory?
yes
no
If yes, which types of activities are included in Scope 3 emissions?
IN FO R MA T IO N O N E MI S SIO N S
The table below refers to emissions independent of any GHG trades such as sales, purchases, transfers,
or banking of allowances
TOTAL
CO2
CH4
N2O
HFCs
PFCs
SF6
EMISSIONS
(mtCO2e)
(mt)
(mt)
(mt)
(mt)
(mt)
(mt)
Scope 1
Scope 2
Scope 3
(OPTIONAL)
Direct CO2 emissions from Biogenic combustion (mtCO 2 )
B ASE YE A R
Year chosen as base year
Clarification of company-determined policy for making base year emissions recalculations
Context for any significant emissions changes that trigger base year emissions recalculations
Base year emissions
EMISSIONS
TOTAL
(mtCO2e)
CO2
(mt)
CH4
(mt)
N2O
(mt)
HFCs
(mt)
PFCs
(mt)
SF6
(mt)
Scope 1
Scope 2
Scope 3
(OPTIONAL)
ME TH OD O LO GIE S A N D E MI S SI O N FA C TOR S
Methodologies used to calculate or measure emissions other than those provided by the GHG Protocol.
(Provide a reference or link to any non-GHG Protocol calculation tools used)
Optional Information
OR G A NI ZA T IO NA L BO U N DAR IE S
List of all legal entities or
% equity share in
facilities over which reporting
legal entity
company has equity share,
financial control or operational
control
Does reporting
company have
financial control?
(yes/no)
Does reporting
company have
operational control?
(yes/no)
If the reporting company’s parent company does not report emissions, include an organizational diagram
that clearly defines relationship of the reporting subsidiary as well as other subsidiaries
IN FO R MA T IO N O N E MI S SIO N S
Emissions disaggregated by source types
Scope 1: Direct Emissions from Owned/Controlled Operations
a. Direct Emissions from Stationary Combustion
b. Direct Emissions from Mobile Combustion
c. Direct Emissions from Process Sources
d. Direct Emissions from Fugitive Sources
e. Direct Emissions from Agricultural Sources
Scope 2: Indirect Emissions from the Use of Purchased
Electricity, Steam, Heating and Cooling
a. Indirect Emissions from Purchased/Acquired Electricity
b. Indirect Emissions from Purchased/Acquired Steam
c. Indirect Emissions from Purchased/Acquired Heating
d. Indirect Emissions from Purchased/Acquired Cooling
Emissions disaggregated by facility (recommended for individual facilities with stationary combustion
emissions over 10,000 mtCO2e)
Facility
Scope 1 emissions
Emissions disaggregated by country
Country
Emissions (specify Scopes included)
Emissions attributable to own generation of electricity, heat, or stem that is sold or transferred to another
organization
Emissions attributable to the generation of electricity, heat or steam that is purchased for re-sale to nonend users
Optional Information
Emissions from GHGs not covered by the Kyoto Protocol (e.g., CFCs, NOx,)
Information on the causes of emissions changes that did not trigger a base year emissions recalculation
(e.g., process changes, efficiency improvements, plant closures)
GHG emissions data for all years between the base year and the reporting year (including details of and
reasons for recalculations, if appropriate)
Relevant ratio performance indicators (e.g. emissions per kilowatt-hour generated, sales, etc.)
An outline of any GHG management/reduction programs or strategies
AD DI T IO NA L I N FOR MA TI O N
Information on any contractual provisions addressing GHG-related risks and obligations
An outline of any external assurance provided and a copy of any verification statement, if applicable, of
the reported emissions data.
Information on the quality of the inventory (e.g., information on the causes and magnitude of
uncertainties in emission estimates) and an outline of policies in place to improve inventory quality
Information on any GHG sequestration
IN FO R MA T IO N O N O F F SE T S
Information on offsets that have been purchased or developed outside the inventory boundary
Were the offsets verified/certified
Quantity of GHGs (mtCO2e)
Type of offset project
and/or approved by an external GHG
program (e.g., CDM)
Information on reductions inside the inventory boundary that have been sold/transferred as offsets to a
third party.
Were the offsets verified/certified
Quantity of GHGs (mtCO2e)
Type of offset project
and/or approved by an external GHG
program (e.g., CDM)